title: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as a rectal polyp in a child.
abstract: Primary lymphoma of the rectum is extremely rare in children. We report here a 10-year-old boy with localized non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, discovered within a rectal polyp. The literature on childhood rectal lymphomas is reviewed. This case illustrates the importance of considering the possibility of malignancy with rectal polyps, even in children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Pais
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hammami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ragab
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology